Costs of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provision
Ipsos Scotland were commissioned by the Scottish Government to estimate the costs of providing ELC to its partner providers in the private and not-for-profit sectors.
Ipsos Scotland were commissioned by the Scottish Government to estimate the costs of providing ELC to its partner providers in the private and not-for-profit sectors. An online survey of providers collected detailed information about their costs, fees, income, capacity and occupancy. We used this data to calculate estimates of costs per childcare hour, to inform analysis of options for extending Scottish-Government funded ELC provision from the current 600 hours to 1,140 hours for eligible two, three and four year-olds. The survey also explored partner providers’ attitudes to the future and how confident they were about their ability to accommodate the planned expansion in hours.
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